Last year’s ceremony was celebrated for its recognition of black actors and directors, with Steven McQueen taking home best picture for 12 Years A Slave and Lupita Nyong’o best supporting actress for her portrayal of Patsy in the same film.

Before last year’s awards, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ first black president and announced the nominees alongside JJ Abrams, Chris Pine and Alfonso Cuaron, predicted that the success of 12 Years A Slave would be a game-changer for diversity and the Academy.

“I would say that means a major door will have been kicked down,” Boone Isaacs said weeks before McQueen won his Oscar.

“I believe very strongly that the entertainment and motion picture business is going to be more open and aware of different voices.”